A Weekly Update On Jewish News Through Tweets
Antisemitism continues to be an issue for the Jews in Europe. Just this past week, a holocaust remembrance exhibit on the streets of Vienna was vandalized, with the cutting and slashing of the portraits.
Hardships can often bring people together, and a group of Catholic, Jewish and Muslim youth came together to show their support for the Jews and helped reconstruct the portraits.
This past Friday Al Quds day marches also took place in Berlin and London. These marches were filled with antisemitic and anti-Zionist speech. With the waving of Hezbollah flags and the burning of American and Israeli flags, these marches can often get dangerous. Jews and pro-Israel community members, however, came out to counter protest the marches and to show their support for Israel.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of people came together to celebrate, support and show their love for Israel on fifth avenue. The people of New York City were #TogetherOnFifth.
Israel exposed the 6th Hezbollah tunnel, jeopardizing Israeli citizens:
FOOTAGE from the last found underground attack tunnel, dug by #Hezbollah, crossing from #Lebanon into Israel. It was exposed by @IDF last January.
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) May 30, 2019
The #UN force in Lebanon @UNIFIL_ investigated it & confirmed it was dug from Lebanon🇱🇧 into Israel🇮🇱, in violation of UNSCR 1701. pic.twitter.com/JuG5HKhPe9
An EXCLUSIVE look inside a Hezbollah attack tunnel built to kill Israeli families: pic.twitter.com/mArzVNd5cg
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 29, 2019
Holocaust survivor portraits vandalized in Vienna:
Portraits of Holocaust survivors on Vienna street vandalised again.
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) May 28, 2019
Pictures taken by a German-Italian photographer Luigi Toscano have holes cut into them, weeks after antisemitic graffiti daubed on them https://t.co/85V3i7CcxK
Catholic, Jewish and Muslim Youth mobilize to protect Holocaust Memorial in #Vienna. An exhibition of portraits of Holocaust survivors has become a rallying cry for multi-faith resistance to antisemitism. @KAICIID https://t.co/yu2EnOUdiu #Dialogue— Austria UN (@AustriaUN) May 31, 2019
Al Quds marches in Berlin and London:
Face of hate 😡 Yesterday at the Al-Quds Day (#AlQudsDay | #AlKudsTag) in #Berlin there call to kill #jews and destroy Israel and the background call „Children killer #Israel“ pic.twitter.com/7cffEv2upi
— We Defend Israel (@WeDefendIsrael) June 2, 2019
New: Report from the 2019 pro-Iranian Al Quds demo.'They don't own our streets anymore'. How the London Al Quds demo got the blue and white treatment - from @mishtalhttps://t.co/eZpAfnqcb4— David Collier (@mishtal) June 3, 2019
New: Report from the 2019 pro-Iranian Al Quds demo.
— David Collier (@mishtal) June 3, 2019
'They don't own our streets anymore'. How the London Al Quds demo got the blue and white treatment - from @mishtalhttps://t.co/eZpAfnqcb4
Stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City:
🔴A Palestinian terrorist carried out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's old city this morning, wounding two Israelis, one of them is suffering critical injuries.
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) May 31, 2019
Our prayers are with the victims of this terror attack and their families. We wish them a full & quick recovery. pic.twitter.com/2YiLKsfIWc
Israeli Day Parade in New York, more than 50,000 people celebrated in the streets:
Great day at the #CelebrateIsrael parade to show our support for the Israeli and Jewish communities both in New York and beyond. pic.twitter.com/kqeO3yzdjx
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) June 2, 2019
'Only in Israel' for Israel Day Parade in New York - https://t.co/WAbqztDtUq @JewishPress pic.twitter.com/XcnMaxyGQS
— JewishPress.com (@JewishPress) June 2, 2019
Loved chatting with @hannsimp and @thatpeterfox about why they, as LGBTQ+ Jews, participated in the #CelebrateIsrael parade in NYC today.https://t.co/d51kNrElNT
— Rafaella Gunz (@DiscoxBloodbath) June 2, 2019
Riots because Jews were allowed on Temple Mount:
Muslim worshippers riot after Jews allowed on Temple Mount on Jerusalem Day https://t.co/YiC8ikYr0q pic.twitter.com/oQbsajRpP1
— JTA | Jewish news (@JTAnews) June 2, 2019
Beautiful: Jews dance in honor of Jerusalem day.
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) June 2, 2019
52 years ago, Jerusalem was liberated and reunited. We are celebrating this today. 🇮🇱#JerusalemDay #yomyerushalayim pic.twitter.com/p2WwHf3xlW
Anti-Semitism in Europe:
Last week’s antisemitism at a glance:
— WJC (@WorldJewishCong) June 3, 2019
▪️“Hitler is coming” note on a Jewish museum in Brooklyn.
▪️ Exhibition of Holocaust survivors cut up in Vienna.
▪️ Swastikas painted on Jewish barbershop in Buenos Aires.
▪️ Antisemitic graffiti on buildings in Poland.#EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/CIqEWXJzyq
In 2018, Germany saw a 20% increase of crimes linked to hatred of Jews, and a 60% increase in physical attacks against Jews.
— WJC (@WorldJewishCong) May 28, 2019
The international community must work together to return the Jewish community to a place of security and comfort. Read more: https://t.co/HC3D401oib pic.twitter.com/cJANsudQQZ
